The Russian Soyuz space capsule with U.S. astronaut Tom Marshburn, Canadian spaceman Chris
Hadfield and Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko aboard lands some 90 miles southeast of Zhezkazgan in central
Kazakhstan. The trio had spent 6 months on the International Space Station.

Jessica Mander touches the schnoz of "Catafalque" as if checking for breath on the grounds of the Glyndebourne Opera House in Lewes, England. The oversized reclining figure is by British artist Sean Henry.

Claiming companion dogs are distractions or sympathy magnets, some
attorneys in Seattle are challenging the right of victims and witnesses to bring the animals into court.
Courthouse dog Molly B finds that argument specious at best.

Lops have an unfair advantage in the high hurdles at the Brandenburg
agricultural fair in Paaren/Glien, Germany, due to lift generated by the ears.

How a hare-foil works:

Lops have an unfair advantage in the high hurdles at the Brandenburg agricultural fair in Paaren/Glien, Germany, due to lift generated by the ears.

Photo: Marc Tirl, AFP/Getty Images

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Indian brides wait

to be married in a mass wedding on Akshaya Tritiya in Bhopal, India. The Hindu festivalis considered most auspicious for marriages and buying gold, among other things.

Indian brides wait

to be married in a mass wedding on Akshaya Tritiya in Bhopal, India. The Hindu festival is considered most auspicious for marriages and buying gold, among other things.

Photo: Rajeev Gupta, Associated Press

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With his hair shorn in the symbol

of the Congress Party, a party supporter attends the swearing-in of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee chief Siddaramaiah as Karnataka chief minister in Bangalore. Siddaramaiah led the party to a huge win in last week's assembly elections.

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Lindsay Lohan isn't the only one rehabbing these days:

A bear recovers from mistreatment at the Wildlife
Friends Foundation refuge near the village of Kao Look Chang, Thailand. Unlike Lindsay, whose problems were
self-inflicted, Wildlife Friends' animals were abandoned or abused by humans.